Fulbright Scholar Fellowship Program for academic year 2024-2025

The Fulbright Scholar Program offers grants for Lithuanian scientists, research scholars and university lecturers for up to nine months in exact sciences, and up to six months in social sciences and humanities who intend to research and/or lecture at U.S. universities in any field.

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Fulbright Graduate Student Program for Academic Year 2024-2025

Application Deadline: June 1, 2023. The Fulbright Graduate Student Program offers grants for Lithuanian citizens who intend to enter master’s degree program at U. S. universities, or are current PhD students in Lithuania who intend to do research at U.S. universities in fields of interest to Lithuania.

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Call for OPEN 2023 Spring Courses – Apply Now

Call for OPEN 2023 Spring courses Are you an foreign English teaching professional and are interested in taking an online course developed by a U.S. university? Apply to be part of the Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Program through the U.S. Embassy in Lithuania! Applications are open through February 6, 2023, for 8-week courses that begin in April 2023. The course …

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2022 International Writing Program (IWP) Fall Residency

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OPEN DEADLINE: MARCH 21, 2022 The U.S. Embassy in Lithuania is accepting applications from emerging literary talents for the in-person International Writing Program (IWP) Fall Residency. The program will take place at the University of Iowa in Iowa City from approximately August 20 to November 8, 2022. The 2022 session will bring together 35 emerging and …

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Student Leaders from Europe on Environmental Issues – Apply for SUSI 2022

Summer 2022 Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders from Europe on Environmental Issues  Application Deadline: January 7, 2022 The five-week program will take place during the June to August timeframe in 2022. Exact dates will be announced later.  The Study of the U.S. Institute on Environmental Issues hosted by the University of Nevada, Reno will provide participants with an overview of …

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Ambassadors Fund for SWT Scholarships 2022

The U.S. Embassy in Lithuania is excited to announce the Ambassadors Fund for Summer Work Travel (SWT) Scholarships! This is a unique opportunity for university leaders from across Lithuania to participate in the popular BridgeUSA Summer Work Travel Program in 2022, thereby developing their intercultural competencies, gaining professional experience in the United States, improving their …

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Join us for a webinar about the Fulbright Schuman Program

Are you interested in conducting research on the transatlantic relationship in the USA? Join us for a webinar on 9 November 2021 about the Fulbright Schuman Program, which awards scholarships to European citizens for research in the U.S. with a focus on EU affairs/policy, or the US-EU transatlantic agenda. Sign up at  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sUXjc46_Qq6LhgNzwU9fmQ . Learn more …

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3D MakerSpaces & Entrepreneurship Workshops – Notice of Funding Opportunity

The U.S. Embassy in Lithuania announces an open competition for organizations to submit project proposals to implement a series of workshops encouraging creativity and innovation as well as entrepreneurial skills among young people between the ages of 13 to 18 from October 2020 to March 2021. 

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U.S. Embassy Lithuania PAS Small Grants Program – New Call

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Small Grants Program. This Annual Program Statement outlines our funding priorities and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Please carefully follow all instructions below.

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American Film Diplomacy – 2019-2020 American Film Showcase Screenings for Schools & Universities

American Film Showcase is a U.S. Department of State funded Film Diplomacy program, connecting film enthusiasts worldwide. The program brings award-winning contemporary American documentaries, independent films, and storytelling know-how to audiences around the world. Partnering with the State Department and the University of Sothern California School of Cinematic Arts, the U.S. Embassy in Lithuania offers …

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Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (Fulbright TEA) for AY 2020-2021

This year the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) Program will focus on developing media literacy skills for secondary teachers. The Fulbright TEA Media Literacy Program will bring approximately 40 secondary-level teachers to the United States for a six-week program.

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Summer Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) for Secondary School Educators for Year 2020 – Applications Open

SUSI for Secondary Educators are intensive fully-funded academic programs with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide foreign secondary school educators and administrators the opportunity to deepen their understanding of U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions.  The ultimate goal of the Institutes is to strengthen curricula and to enhance the quality of teaching about …

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Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship 2020 – Applications Open

The U.S. Embassy Vilnius is pleased to invite 16-18 year candidates from all secondary schools and gymnasia for the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute. The four week institute will address U.S. foreign policy priorities such as youth engagement, democracy and civil society development, and economic prosperity.

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Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) for Student Leaders for Year 2020 – Applications Open

The coursework and classroom activities will be complemented by educational travel, site visits, leadership activities, and volunteer opportunities within the local community. SUSI will include a four-week academic residency component and a one-week integrated study tour to another region of the United States.  During the academic residency, participants will also have the opportunity to engage …

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Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) for Scholars for Year 2020 – Applications Open

SUSI for Scholars will take place at various colleges, universities, and academic institutions throughout the United States over the course of six weeks beginning in or after June 2020.  Each Institute includes a four-week academic residency component and up to two weeks of an integrated study tour to another region of the United States.

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The 2020 Community Solutions Program application is OPEN!

The Community Solutions Program (CSP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and implemented by IREX, provides community leaders from around the world with an intensive, professional development exchange program in the United States from August to December 2020.

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Multimedia Contest for High-School Students: What Can I Do To Make Lithuania More Inclusive?

The U.S. Embassy in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, the Lithuanian Youth and Children Center and the Schoolchildren Union of Lithuania invites all students from grades 9-12 to participate in a human rights-focused multimedia contest.  The winners will be students who can best share, through different multimedia medium, …

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Call for Proposals for Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship 2020-2021

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a Fulbright program that brings accomplished young and mid-career professionals with demonstrated leadership potential to the United States for a year of non-degree graduate-level study, leadership development, and substantive professional collaboration with U.S. counterparts.

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Invitation to apply for the 2019-2020 Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program

The U.S. Department of State and IREX announce a program for outstanding international secondary-level school teachers to come to the U.S. for a six-week professional development opportunity – Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program. Application deadline: March 31, 2019.

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 70th Anniversary – English Writing Competition

The U.S. Embassy in Lithuania in cooperation with Lithuanian state institutions invites all students from grades 9-12 to participate in an English writing competition to mark the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).  This is a chance to express your personal views or stories about the importance of …

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Ambassador Hall Remarks at the Fulbright Tea at the Ambassador’s Residence

Thank you for joining us today to welcome our newest Fulbright participants to Lithuania and to celebrate the importance of the Fulbright program with our alumni and guests from the Ministry of Education. Senator J. William Fulbright, for whom this program is named, said many decades ago that “The Fulbright Program aims to bring a …

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Call for Proposals for Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship 2019-2020

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a Fulbright program that brings accomplished young and mid-career professionals with demonstrated leadership potential to the United States for a year of non-degree graduate-level study, leadership development, and substantive professional collaboration with U.S. counterparts.

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United States and Lithuania Signed Third Science and Technology Agreement

On June 25, 2018 U.S. Ambassador Anne Hall and Lithuania’s Education and Science Minister, Jurgita Petrauskiene, on behalf of their respective governments signed the third bilateral umbrella Science and Technology Agreement. The agreement will strengthen collaboration between the United States and Lithuania in scientific research, allowing for increased bipartite research projects, shared equipment and personnel, …

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Ambassador Hall Remarks at the Signing of Science, Technology & Innovation Agreement

I would first like to thank Minister Petrauskiene for arranging and hosting this ceremony.  And, of course, thank you everyone for being here today. It is a great honor to greet you on this occasion, as we sign the third cooperation agreement on science, technology, and innovation between governments of Lithuania and the United States.  …

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Ambassador Hall Remarks at the Graduation Ceremony for the International Program Students of VMU

Good afternoon. It is a tremendous pleasure for me to be here to address you at this important milestone in your lives as you graduate from Vytautas Magnus University.  I am especially honored to be asked to participate in the graduation ceremony for the International Program students.  It is wonderful to see that the Lithuanian …

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Ambassador Hall Remarks at the Reception Honoring U.S. participants in Exchange Programs

The United States has proudly called Lithuania a friend for the past century and that is, in large part, because of the strength of the ties between the people of our two great countries. As we look forward to the next 100 years of U.S.-Lithuanian relations, we know that the strength of our bond will …

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Ambassador Hall’s Remarks for #ThatsHarassment Panel Discussion at Vytautas Magnus University

Dear students, faculty, and experts: Thank you for joining us this afternoon to discuss such an important topic – sexual harassment and sexual violence. The topic of sexual harassment may make people uncomfortable, as it is not always easy to talk about, but we have seen – in the United States, in Lithuania, and across …

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BAFF Summer Leadership Academy – Application Period Opened

Baltic-American Freedom Foundation Leadership Academy invites all 11th graders from the Baltic countries  to take part in the competition for the BAFF Leadership Academy summer program. Application deadline is March 4, 2018. For application forms and competition requirements, please visit BAFF website.

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Latest Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index on Lithuania: 2016

USAID’s Civil Society Organization (CSO) Sustainability Index for Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe & Eurasia reports on the strength and overall viability of the NGO sector in these regions’ countries. The Index measures the sustainability of each country’s CSO sector based on the CSOSI’s seven dimensions: legal environment, organizational capacity, financial viability, advocacy, …

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Latest Religious Freedom Report on Lithuania: 2016

The International Religious Freedom Report describes the status of religious freedom in each foreign country, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations, and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world. It is submitted in compliance with the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. You can find the …

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Latest Trafficking in Persons Report on Lithuania: 2017

The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is the U.S. Government’s principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking. It is also the world’s most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-human trafficking efforts and reflects the U.S. Government’s commitment to global leadership on this key human rights and law enforcement issue. It represents an updated, …

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25th Anniversary of the US-LT Educational Exchanges

On May 16, Ambassador Hall gave remarks at the Reception Marking the 25th Anniversary of the US-LT Educational Exchanges. For 25 years the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius has been proud to sponsor the academic and professional development of Lithuanians through our exchange programs, which include the Fulbright program, the International Visitor Leadership Program – more …

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US & Lithuania Sign Fulbright Memorandum of Understanding

On March 30th, Ambassador Hall and Lithuanian Minister of Education and Science Jurgita Petrauskienė signed a memorandum of understanding of the Fulbright Exchange Program. The memorandum will provide a stronger framework for the program that has existed in Lithuania for 25 years.

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